As expected, Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger has declared for the NBA draft. I’m not surprised by his decision. He took a physical beating in every game this season and probably decided if he was going to take that kind of abuse he may as well get paid for it. I wish him well and thank [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Buckeye Basketball’
Deshaun’s Decision
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Evan Ravenel, LaQuinton Ross, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A Tough Loss, But A Great Season
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Sam Thompson, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford on March 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Ohio State-Kansas game lived up to its billing — a tough slugging match between two heavyweights. Unfortunately for Ohio State (and me), Kansas took the Buckeyes’ best shot and came back strong to win. All credit to the Jayhawks for hustling and scrapping and getting the rebounds and loose balls that allowed them to [...]
Coaching, And Kansas
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Bill Self, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Gonzaga, Jared Sullinger, Jeff Withey, Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Roy Williams, sports, Syracuse, Thad Matta, Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor on March 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight Ohio State plays Kansas in one of the Final Four national semifinal games. The winner gets to move on to the national championship game; the loser will celebrate a great season but also wonder about what might have been. A lot has been written about the match-ups in the game. How will Jared Sullinger, [...]
Off To The Big Easy
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Final Four, Kansas Jayhawks, NCAA Tournament, New Orleans, Ohio State, sports on March 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The basketball Buckeyes left Columbus today for New Orleans and their Final Four matchup on Saturday with the Kansas Jayhawks. Although there wasn’t a formal pep rally, the team buses drove through campus on their way to the airport and got an enthusiastic sendoff from the Buckeye faithful. Go Buckeyes!
The Final Four. Period.
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Sam Thompson, Shannon Scott, sports, Syracuse, Syracuse Orange, William Buford on March 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes are going to the Final Four! Even as I type those words, I find them hard to believe — and richly satisfying, all at the same time. What a fine, if foul-plagued, game this was! Ohio State took the game to Syracuse from the first tip. They played a smart game against the [...]
Hoping To Bounce The Orange
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Dion Waiters, Fab Melo, Jared Sullinger, Kris Joseph, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Scoop Jardine, sports, Syracuse, Syracuse Orange, William Buford on March 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »
When the NCAA Tournament field of 64 has been reduced to eight, typically only power programs from big conferences remain. That’s true again this year, where the Elite Eight includes two teams each from the SEC, the Big 12, and the Big East, and one each from the Big Ten and the ACC. The Ohio [...]
Eightward Bound
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bearcats, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jerry Lucas, Lenzelle Smith, Ohio State, sports, Syracuse, Thad Matta, William Buford on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a battle, and the outcome was long in doubt, but Ohio State pulled out a win over Cincinnati tonight. Through their 81-66 victory, the Buckeyes advance to the Elite Eight and avoided getting knocked out in the Sweet Sixteen for the third year in a row. This was a tough, tough win — [...]
Working To Make The Sixteen Sweet
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Bearcats, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., NCAA Tournament, Ohio, Ohio State, sports, Sweet Sixteen, University of Cincinnati, William Buford on March 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Tomorrow night the Buckeyes play an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The round of games is called the Sweet Sixteen, but recently it has had a decidedly sour taste for Ohio State. This is the third year in a row the Buckeyes have made it this far — and [...]
Onward, And Upward
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Deshaun Thomas, Florida State, Gonzaga, Jared Sullinger, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, William Buford on March 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a nail-biter, and Gonzaga came back as you knew they would, but this afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes ultimately prevailed and are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen. This was a very good win against a very good team. The Buckeyes were out of sorts early and were getting killed on the boards. [...]
The Buckeyes Survive, And Move On
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Gonzaga, Ohio State, sports, West Virginia, William Buford on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes beat Loyola (Maryland) tonight, 78-59, behind the studly play of Deshaun Thomas, who seemed to grab every rebound and get every put-back bucket. The score isn’t important, and the fact that Thomas led the way isn’t really important, either. What’s important is that the Buckeyes survive and move on — and that is [...]
Go East, Young Buckeyes
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Loyola Maryland, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta on March 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After losing a brusing contest against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, Ohio State will head to the NCAA East Region as a number 2 seed. The Buckeyes will play Thursday against Loyola (Maryland). Before we get too wrapped up in March Madness, I hope all Ohio State fans take a moment [...]
Beat The Wolverines!
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Basketball, Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State, sports, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke on March 10, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Ohio State played very well last night against Purdue. In an exciting, up-tempo game, they put the pedal to the metal in the last seven minutes of the game to pull away from the Boilermakers and win, 88-71. Their reward is . . . Michigan. The Buckeyes and the Wolverines have played twice this year [...]
The BTT
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Basketball, college basketball, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Ten Tournament is underway. Already Illinois and Penn State are out, Iowa and Indiana move on, and Northwestern and Minnesota are fighting for their lives as I write this. Although I think the regular season Big Ten title is the real prize, the tournament has its place. The tournament champion gets the automatic [...]
Huge Win, Huge Boost
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Draymond Green, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Michigan State, Ohio State, sports, William Buford on March 4, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Uncle Mack has chided me for not writing about the outcomes of games after I’ve written a preview. Tonight I’m happy to write about the Buckeyes’ excellent win against Michigan State at the Breslin Center. The Buckeyes shot the ball well this afternoon, which was the biggest difference between this game and their loss to [...]
A Fine (Regular Season) Finale
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Paul, Bruce Weber, Buckeye Basketball, Illinois, Indiana, Meyers Leonard, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, sports, Wisconsin on March 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today the Big Ten regular season basketball season comes to an end. Many consider the Big Ten to be the toughest conference, top to bottom, in the country, and the competitiveness of the teams has made for a wild and entertaining ride. Many people will focus on the game at East Lansing, where Ohio State [...]
